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celebration of Jesus' resurrection & the gift of new life Sundays 10:00 AM at YWCA Fellowship & Study relational, informational, spiritual growth Sundays 11:15 AM at YWCA Praise, Prayer, & Practice praise prayer practice promise Sundays 7:00 PM Youth Fellowship & Study applied purposeful refreshing Sundays 7:00 PM Bible Study & Prayer Support sustaining equipping community Wednesdays 4:30 PM upstairs meeting room Sterling Library Koinonia Groups encouraging accountable caring constant Gatherings arranged by participants Community Mennonite Fellowship Meeting site @ Sterling YWCA 412 First Avenue (corner of E 5th St & N 1st Ave) Sterling, IL 61081 Pastor(s): Dan Rusmisel
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February 2012
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February 26
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February 19
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February 12
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February 5
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Except for these chains
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Acts 26:19-32
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January 2012
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January 29
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Now it springs up, do you not perceive it?
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Isaiah 43:18-21
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January 22
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Provision for a vision
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Proverbs 29:18
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January 15
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"Winners & Loosers" by Mardi Huffstutler
Carry-in Meal |
Matthew 5:3-12
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January 8
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Covenant/Commitment
New life in Christ |
Hebrews 8:7-13
Romans 7:7-8:17 |
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January 1
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What do you do when lost?
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Acts 8:26-40
Isaiah 53 selections |
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December 2011
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December 25
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Gather with your family on
Christmas Day to share that God is with us. More details... |
read together:
Luke 2:8-20 Hebrews 8:7-13 |
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December 24
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Christmas Eve Service
at Parkway Center, 7PM Avenue G in Sterling |
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December 18
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"Loved"
Christmas program Fourth Sunday of Advent |
John 3:16-21
Luke 2:1-7 |
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December 11
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"Joy, of the Lord is my strength"
Third Sunday of Advent |
Nehemiah 8:5-12
Isaiah 55:12-13 Luke 1:46-56 |
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December 4
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"Peace, built on justice"
Second Sunday of Advent |
Isaiah 9:2-7
Luke 2:1-7 |
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November 2011
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November 27
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"Hope, see the invisible"
First Sunday of Advent |
Colossians 1:15-20
John 1:1-5, 9-18 |
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November 20
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Prayer [?]
message by Bob Smith Carry-in lunch at Noon |
Genesis 32:9-12
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November 18
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The Cotton Patch Gospel Musical
based on the Gospel of Matthew from Clarence Jordan's translation of the gospels |
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November 13
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So you want justice?
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Luke 18:1-8
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November 6
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Field hands
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Luke 10:1-17
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October 2011
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October 30
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Harvest ..... Justice!
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Genesis 8:15-22
Galatians 6:7-10 |
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October 23
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Out of D' ark
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Genesis 9:7-17
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October 20-23
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Women's Way of Christ weekend
Contact Pastor Dan to attend 815-238-3421 |
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October 16
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Youth Convention message
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October 13-16
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Men's Way of Christ weekend
Contact Pastor Dan to attend 815-238-3421 |
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October 9
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"Feed the hunger,
& thirst for righteousness" |
John 21:15-25
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October 2
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"153"
Bread & Cup Communion |
John 21:1-14
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September 2011
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September 25
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"Rely on God, Not Egypt"
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Isaiah 31:1-9
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September 18
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Message by Mardi Huffstutler
Carry-in lunch at Noon |
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September 11
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"Living the way of Christ"
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Ephesians 4:17-32
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September 4
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"The Message has not Changed"
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2 Timothy 4:1-8
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August 2011
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August 28
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"The Language of Life"
Hermeneutics for living |
Psalm 150:6
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August 21
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Message from Convention by Shane Hipps
"Reconciliation" Carry-in Meal at Noon |
2 Corinthians 5:11-21
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August 14
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"Death"
Last week we looked at what is "Life". This week we will consider what is not life, but death. |
John 10:10
Jeremiah 51:17-18 John 3:18-20 1 John 3:8-10 |
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August 7
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"Life"
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Genesis 2:5-7
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Acts 2:1-4 |
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July 2011
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July 31
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Youth bring the message & lead worship
Send-off for college bound youth with a bike hike on canal |
2 Corinthians 5:16-20
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July 24
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"In all fairness"
M orris on Rockwood State Park Cedar Ridge shelter worship & picnic |
James 5:1-6
Luke 16:19-21 Malachi 2:17-3:5 |
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July 17
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"Today or Tomorrow?"
Carry-in and baby shower following worship |
James 4:13-17
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July 10
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"What do you have in your hand?"
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Exodus 4:1-17
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July 3
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"Wisdom from above for today"
Send off for youth |
James 3:13-18
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| June 2011 | ||
| June 26 |
"Final warning 2nd Edition" Message by Bob Smith |
Genesis 49 Isaiah 25 Luke 21 |
| June 19 | “Do not forget your past” | Deuteronomy 6:20-25 |
| June 12 | “living the life” |
Acts 20:13-16 Acts 21:17-26 |
| June 5 |
“a new heaven, a new earth” at Sinnissippi Park @ 10:30AM following 2011 Brad Onken Memorial Summer Sizzler 5K walk/run |
Psalm 19:1-14 2 Peter 3:13 |
| May 2011 | ||
| May 29 |
"Memory" Memorial weekend |
2 Peter 1:12-21 |
| May 22 | "Yes, Lord" | 2 Peter 1:3-11 |
| May 15 |
Message by Mardi Huffstutler Youth prepare lunch at Noon |
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| May 8 |
"Daughters of the Living God" Mothers' Day |
Numbers 27:1-11 Hebrews 2:5-13 |
| May 1 |
“Not duty, not results, by God’s grace, new life” |
Romans 5:12-20 |
| April 2011 | ||
| April 24 |
Easter Sunday "Not guilt, but life lived" |
Hebrews 10:1-18 Isaiah 61:1-3 |
| April 17 |
message by Bob Smith Palm Sunday & Love Feast |
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| April 10 | "Ahead of the plowman" |
Hebrews 11:1-6 Amos 9:11-15 |
| April 3 | "More or less expected" |
Micah 6:6-8 Mark 12:28-34 |
| March 2011 | ||
| March 27 | "A Community of Life" |
Isaiah 58:6-12 Acts 2:42-47 |
| March 20 |
"My Quest to Becoming a Disciple" message by Ben Bouwman, Camp Menno Haven representative Youth prepare lunch at Noon |
1 John 4:7-12 John 13:31-35 |
| March 13 |
"Faith is gratitude lived" Women's Way of Christ weekend (10-13) |
Colossians 2:6-15 |
| March 6 |
"God's good purpose" Men's Way of Christ weekend (3-6) |
Ephesians 2:11-22 |
| February 2011 | ||
| February 27 | "Alive, by God's grace" | Ephesians 2:1-10 |
| February 20 |
message by Rita Wolf Youth prepare brunch at Noon |
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| February 13 | "Love: overcome with good" | Romans 12:9-21 |
| February 6 | "Speaking to Life" | John 1:43-51 |
| January 2011 | ||
| January 30 | "Mourning into dancing" | Psalm 30:1-12 |
| January 23 |
“Connected, Equipped, and Working Properly" message by Kevin Goertzen Mission Network speaker |
Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16 |
| January 16 | "Living Creditable, this Calling" | Galatians 5:22-26 |
| January 9 | "Once and Future Kingdom" | Isaiah 11:1-9 |
| January 2 | (Fire at YWCA at worship time) | |
| December 2010 | ||
| December 26 | "Seeing the hope" | Luke 2:1-20 |
| December 24 |
Christmas Eve Service Parkway Center 7PM |
Luke 2:1-20 Matthew 2:1-11 |
| December 19 |
Christmas Program presented by the children & Praise Team Fourth Sunday of Advent |
Jeremiah 31:31-37 Colossians 3:1-17 |
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December 12 |
Once and Future Third Sunday of Advent (Snowed out) |
Isaiah 9:1-7 Isaiah 11:1-9 Luke 1:46-56 |
| December 5 |
"Dwelling with us" Second Sunday of Advent |
John 1:1-14 Isaiah 7:13-17 Matthew 1:18-25 |
| November 2010 | ||
| November 28 |
"Shaken solid" First Sunday of Advent |
Hebrews 12:22-28 Isaiah 2:1-5 Romans 5:1-11 |
| November 21 | Colossians 3:16-17 | |
| November 14 | "Good Timing" | Romans 5:1-11 |
| November 7 | "Delivered for good purpose" |
Jeremiah 15:11a John 21:15-25 |
| October 2010 | ||
| October 31 |
"Bring the little children unto me" Child dedication service Carry-In Meal |
Luke 18:15-17 |
| October 24 | "New for the purpose" | Ephesians 1:3-10 |
| October 21-24 | Women's Way of Christ weekend | |
| October 17 |
"Fruitcake & Ice Cream" through DVD presentation of Louie Giglio |
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| October 14-17 | Men's Way of Christ weekend | |
| October 10 | Written on their minds | Hebrews 10:1-18 |
| October 3 |
One who serves World Communion Sunday |
Luke 22:14-27 |
| September 2010 | ||
| September 26 | God's good purpose | Romans 8:18-28 |
| September 19 |
Ray & Karen Nachtigall & Jacob Good, from SIMP leadership team Carry-in Meal |
John 10:1-18 |
| September 12 | Since God is good and God is great | Titus 3:1-8 |
| September 5 | What then shall we say and do? | Romans 8:28-39 |
| August 2010 | ||
| August 29 |
"The Anchor of Hope" through DVD presentation of Louie Giglio |
Hebrews 6:17-20 John 16:25-33 |
| August 22 |
"food for the mature" Worship of the God of all places at Washington, IL. with Kathy Stinson |
Jeremiah 32:17-23 Genesis 12:1-7 |
| August 15 |
"More than ceremony" Picnic at Rockwood Park in Morrison |
Hebrews 9:1-5, 10 3 John 1:1-8 |
| August 8 | "Apart from possessions" | Luke 18:18-30 |
| August 1 | "Faith & Authority" | Luke 7:1-10 |
| July 2010 | ||
| July 25 | "Seeking Relief, Salvation" | Luke 5:17-26 |
| July 18 |
"Indescribable" through DVD presentation of Louie Giglio Carry-in Meal |
Psalm 103 |
| July 11 | After you have worked all night | Luke 5:1-11 |
| July 10 | Youth Cookout at Schreiner's Corner | |
| July 4 |
Instruments of God's peace drawing on the Prayer of St. Francis |
1 Peter 2:1-8 Isaiah 32:1-8 |
| June 2010 | ||
| June 30 |
Caring Place possibilities: 9 AM meeting with local church leaders |
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| June 27 | Character of faith | 2 Peter 1:3-11 |
| June 20 |
Message by Nels Nelson
Missions in Haiti Carry-in meal |
Luke 13:1-9 |
| June 13 | Seek peace, and pursue it | 1 Peter 3:8-12 |
| June 6 | The work of the Church |
Luke 4:14-21 Colossians 1:15-23 |
| May 2010 | ||
| May 30 | Holy, prepared for action | 1 Peter 1:13-25 |
| May 23 |
In the Spirit Pentecost Visioning time |
Joel 2:28-31 Acts 2:1-41 |
| May 16 |
Message by Mardi Huffstutler "Wait" Carry-in meal |
Acts:1-11 Isaiah 40:28-31 |
| May 9 | Faith to Share | 2 Timothy 1:3-14 |
| May 2 | Persons of Character | Proverbs 31:10-31 |
| April 2010 | ||
| April 25 |
Up Hill and Down, A sending |
Jeremiah 29:7, 11-14 Colossians 4:7-18 |
| April 18 |
Message by Mardi Huffstutler Carry-in meal |
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| April 11 | He opened their minds | Luke 24:36-49 |
| April 10 |
Caring Place - Pancake Breakfast 7AM-1PM at Self Help Enterprises 2300 West LeFevre Rd. |
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| April 4 |
Were not our hearts burning Easter |
Luke 24:1-49 |
| March 2010 | ||
| March 28 |
Triumph of service Palm Sunday / Love Feast |
Luke 19:28-44 Luke 22:7-38 |
| March 21 | Unbind him, and let him go | John 11:28-44 |
| March 14 | Forgiveness, A Step to New Life |
Matthew 6:5-15 Luke 23:33-34 |
| March 11-14 | Women's Way of Christ weekend #17 |
Ephesians 2:8-10 John 10:10b |
| March 4-7 | Men's Way of Christ weekend #17 | |
| March 7 | Message by Ed Livengood | |
| February 2010 | ||
| February 28 | Faith in Loss |
Genesis 37:31-36, Nehemiah 1:3-5, Daniel 10:1-9, Acts 8:1-3, |
| February 21 | Loosed by faith | Matthew 16:13-20 |
| February 14 | Faith to Love notes |
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Galatians 5:5-7 |
| February 7 | Life for faith | Galatians 2:15-21 |
| January 2010 | ||
| January 31 |
"Epiphany" message by Bob Smith |
Acts 9:1-19a |
| January 24 | "Does 'Fear not.' = 'No Fear!'?" notes | Isaiah 43:1-13 |
| January 17 | "Where to search?" | Luke 2:41-52 |
| January 10 | "What is in the presentation?" notes | Luke 2:22-40 |
| January 3 |
"No entitlement in this title!"
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Luke 2:21 |